are relatively lightweight; at the same time, the cables have a reputa-
tion for fragility, meaning they may require repair more often than you
would like. Compare that to the untethered battery-powered LED
headlights, whose rechargeable battery packs can last a surgeon for a
full day's caseload or longer.
"With the tethered options, you don't have to worry about battery
life and it's easy to adjust the light intensity," says Jeffrey Blank, MD, a
podiatric specialist and surgeon in Chicago, Ill. "But then you're also
restricted if you need to move around."
If Dr. Blank were in the market for a new headlight, he would opt
for a battery-powered unit because of the nature of his surgeries.
"When a hand surgeon sits down for a surgery, he's probably not
going to move until he's done," he says. "With my field, when it comes
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